HeyJaredBeyond the Uniform
Beyond the Uniform is a podcast for law enforcement officers who know the job doesn't just stay at work.Fitness may be the entry point, but this show goes deeper.Hosted by Justin Hesse, Beyond the Uniform explores what it really means to show up strong in your body, clear in…
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Episode 35: Don't Be Known as a Quitter — The 4th Quarter Competition (opens the original)
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We're heading into the 4th quarter of the calendar year. And I want to talk about one of the worst identities you can have. Being known as a quitter. In this episode, I share a story from my sophomore year of high school I've never told on this show — a season where I wasn't getting playing time, my teammates were quitting, and what my parents told me that I've carried ever since. Then I break down why the next few weeks matter more than you realize. It takes 5 to 8 weeks to build a habit. Guess
Episode 34: The Pain That Built Me (And Why It's More Powerful Than Any Dream) (opens the original)
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⚠️ Content note: This episode discusses suicidal ideation as part of my own personal story. This isn't a lecture. It's a documentary — my story, and what coaching hundreds of cops has taught me about why pain drives change more than any dream outcome ever will. I'll walk you through a conversation with a student where the real reason he wanted to change had nothing to do with what he first told me. My uncle, who talked about getting healthy for years — until a heart attack made the pain impossib
Episode 33: 4 Football Mindsets Every Cop Needs This Season (opens the original)
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It's football season. And today I'm stealing 4 mindsets straight off the field and putting them to work on your health and fitness. Short-term memory. Four quarters. Film study. Special teams. I'll walk you through a student who used "no big deal" as an excuse to avoid taking ownership for weeks — and why that's not the same thing as resilience. Another who gained weight his first 2 months, then lost 30 lbs in his last 4. One who didn't realize a single snack was costing him 700 calories a day u
Episode 32: Get Leaner and Faster Without Running a Single Mile (opens the original)
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You put in almost no work — a couple hundred meters, one flight of stairs — and you're gassed. Winded. And there's a feeling underneath it that's almost embarrassing. A lot of guys hate running. Your joints take a beating with every mile. And depending where you live, half the year it's too hot, the other half too cold to even want to go outside. What if you could get leaner and faster — without running a single mile? In this episode, I tell you what happened when I went 6 months without running
Episode 31: You're Not Tired. You're Sitting, Starving, and Dehydrated. (opens the original)
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Yesterday I was drained. Physically. Mentally. Done. And it had nothing to do with motivation. I hear this constantly from cops — "I don't have any energy," "I'm just not motivated." And almost every time, it comes down to the same 3 things. In this episode, I walk through my own day yesterday — hours of back-to-back calls, no movement, 8 hours without eating — and break down what was actually going on. Including the trap a lot of guys fall into that makes it worse, not better. Before you tell y
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